Trifluoroacetone

1,1,1-Trifluoroacetone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1,1-Trifluoropropan-2-one
Other names
Trifluoracetone, TFA
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 207-005-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H3F3O/c1-2(7)3(4,5)6/h1H3
    Key: FHUDAMLDXFJHJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(=O)C(F)(F)F
Properties
C3H3F3O
Molar mass 112.051 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.252 g/mL
Melting point −78 °C (−108 °F; 195 K)
Boiling point 21–24 °C (70–75 °F; 294–297 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable GHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H224, H315, H319, H335
P210, P261, P303, P338, P351
Flash point −30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Trifluoroacetone (1,1,1-trifluoroacetone) is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula CF3C(O)CH3.[1] The compound is a colorless liquid with chloroform-like odour.[2]

  1. ^ "1,1,1-Trifluoracetone 95%". dk.vwr.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ^ Günter Siegemund; Werner Schwertfeger; Andrew Feiring; Bruce Smart; Fred Behr; Herward Vogel; Blaine McKusick (2002). "Fluorine Compounds, Organic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.